Thunnus orientalis

Familia: Scombridae
Subfamilia: Scombrinae
Genus: Thunnus
Subgenus: Thunnus (Thunnus)
Species:

Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

• Holotype (unique): RMNH D794 (dry)

Type locality: Nagasak, Nagasaki, Prefecture, Japan.

• Thynnus orientalis Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
• Orcynus schlegelii Steindachner in Steindachner & Döderlein, 1884
• Thunnus saliens Jordan & Evermann, 1926

• Shimose, T., Aonuma, Y., Suzuki, N., Tanabe, T. 2016. Sexual differences in the occurrence of Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis in the spawning ground, Yaeyama Islands. Environmental Biology of Fishes 99: 351–360. DOI: 10.1007/s10641-016-0478-9 Reference page. 
• Temminck, C.J. & Schlegel, H. "1850" [1842–50]. Pisces. In: Fauna Japonica sive Descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam, jussu et auspiciis superiorum, qui summum in India Batava imperium tenent, suscepto, annis 1823–1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit Ph. Fr. de Siebold. BHL Reference page. 

• Thunnus orientalis in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2025. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• Thunnus orientalis in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System

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